Twitter QR Code Generator

A QR Code for your profile on X, formerly Twitter, or for a single post — set the colours and the logo, then download the file for print.

Website link
Drag a PDF here or choose a fileChoose a file
Up to 5 MB
You can replace the PDF at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to a video, Shorts, playlist or channel will do.
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag a file here or choose a fileChoose a file
PDF, JPEG, PNG, MP4, MP3, Excel, Word · Up to 5 MB
The file is stored securely on QRPlace servers and opens when the code is scanned.
You can replace the file at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
You can change the menu at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A link to your company page with reviews on Google — after scanning, the customer can leave a review straight away.
Guests connect to your Wi-Fi with one scan — no typing the password by hand.
Drag a video here or choose a fileChoose a video
MP4, MOV · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the video at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
Drag audio here or choose a fileChoose audio
MP3, WAV, M4A · Up to 5 MB
You can replace the audio at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
The full number with the country code — the one people will write to after scanning.
It appears in the chat already typed — all that is left is to tap “Send”.
You can replace the number and the message at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the page name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
A full link or just the account name will do — @mybrand, for example.
You can replace the profile at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 100 · The email opens already filled in, so the person only has to tap “Send”.
After scanning, the phone offers to dial the number.
Type the address in words or paste a Google Maps link.
You can replace the address at any time — the QR Code stays the same.
0 / 300 · The text lives inside the code itself: it opens even without an internet connection and stays exactly as printed.
The details are not filled in yet — this code is shown as an example only.
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X (Twitter) QR Code

What an X (Twitter) QR Code is and how it works

An X (Twitter) QR Code is a pattern with the address of your account — or of one post — hidden behind it. A camera pointed at it opens the thing straight away: the pinned post can be read, you can be followed, or a message sent. Nobody has to type a handle out by hand.

What is printed
@northlight
What opens
The pinned post
Northlight Studio @northlight · 2h

We have shipped a new version — here is what changed and why it took half a year. The thread with the details is below.

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Step by step
1

A camera reads the QR Code.

2

Your profile or that one post opens.

3

One more tap and they are reading you.

What you need to make the QR Code
A profile address or a handle

Either will do; a link to one post goes into the same field.

The kind of code

A static one keeps the address you typed. A dynamic one lets the code be moved to another post later.

The styling

A colour and a gradient between two, the shape of the dots, a logo in the middle, the caption “Read us on X” in the frame.

Comparison

What is the difference between a static and a dynamic QR Code?

The same pattern on paper — different options once it is printed.

Static QR URL Analytics
  • A static code is tied to its link for good, and that link cannot be changed.
  • Analytics are not available for codes like this either.
Dynamic QR URL 1 URL 2 PDF Menu Analytics
  • The link or the file the code leads to can be changed at any moment.
  • Analytics show the number of scans, the countries and the devices.
  • You can set a password, an expiry date and a limit on how many people it lets in.
Example 1: a QR Code in brand colours Example 2: a QR Code in brand colours Example 3: a QR Code in brand colours Example 4: a QR Code in brand colours
Styling

A QR Code in your brand colours

Add a logo, your brand colours and the shape of the elements — and the QR Code becomes part of your design on packaging, in a menu, on a business card or in a shop window.

What you can set in the editor above
  • Logo — upload your own file.
  • Colours — set the code, the background or a gradient.
  • Shape and eyes — choose the shape of the elements.
  • Frame — add a caption and set the style.
  • Preset — save the styling for your next QR Codes.
Where to use it

Where an X QR Code works best

Where you are seen and heard only briefly: a conversation at a conference, a slide on the screen, the cover of a report. A handle is not what people remember in those minutes.

A business card and a conference badge

A handle is remembered badly and typed with a slip in it. The code brings the person to your profile while the conversation is still fresh. If the card needs a phone number and an email as well, that is a business card QR Code.

@northlight

The last slide of a talk

The room points its cameras at the screen and follows there and then — rather than “later, when I get round to it”.

The cover of a report and printed research

People who read you in long form will take kindly to being offered more of it where you write every day.

A stand and handouts

The visitor carries away not a leaflet but a feed that shows what you are busy with week by week. The brochure itself is handed over as a PDF QR Code — no paper to cart about.

Packaging for a technical audience

Where the buyers read teardowns and follow releases, a code to X sits better than a code to a shop-window network.

Before you print

A short check before the badges go to print

Paste the address from the browser

Links from twitter.com and x.com land in the same place, but the newer one is safer — copy it straight from the address bar.

The pinned post is still pinned

If the code leads to it, make sure it is still up there: unpinning it and forgetting is easily done.

Dynamic for a print run

A pin changes more often than business cards are printed: the address behind the code is worth being able to move.

A caption beside the code

“Read us on X” — without it nobody can tell this code from a code to a website.

QRPlace

Why choose QRPlace?

Hosted in Germany

Your codes, files and scan statistics live on servers in Germany, under EU data protection law (GDPR).

Scan as much as you like

The number of scans is not limited, and we never put an expiry date on your codes.

Plenty of dynamic codes

Our plans come with plenty of dynamic codes, so every poster, table and product can have its own.

Questions and answers

Common questions about X (Twitter) QR Codes

The short version of what people ask most: the handle, a single post, the old and the new address of the network, the app and swapping the link after printing.

No answer here? Write to us
How do I make a QR Code for X (Twitter)?
Paste a profile address, a handle or a link to one post into the generator field above — any of the three is fine. After that choose the kind of code, pick the colours and download the finished file.
Should I paste the profile address or the handle?
Both work: an address of the x.com/mybrand kind, or simply @mybrand — the code comes out the same.
Can the code lead to a single post?
Yes: paste the address of the post itself, and the code opens it together with the thread of replies instead of dropping the person into the general feed.
The address changed from twitter.com to x.com — which link do I paste?
Either. Links with the old and the new address land in the same place, and the QR Code works with both.
Profile or pinned post — where should the QR Code lead?
On a business card and at a stand — to the profile: the person looks through the feed and follows. Under an announcement and on a slide — to the pinned post: it explains at once what you write about and why following is worth it.
Will the profile open in the X app?
If the app is on the phone, the profile opens in it. If not, the phone shows the same page in a browser, and reading the feed is no harder for that.
Do I need to sign up to make a QR Code for X?
A static QR Code asks nothing of you. An account comes in with the dynamic kind, and that is what a pinned post needs: a pin is changed far more often than a batch of business cards is printed.
Can I change the address once the QR Code is printed?
Yes, when the code is dynamic: the address is changed in your account, and the same code on the card or on the slide leads to the newer post.
I have other networks besides X — a code for each?
You do not have to. A social media QR Code holds all your profiles on one page. On a business card that saves real room: five little icons give way to a single square.
Are scans of an X code counted?
Only a dynamic one counts: its scans and dates show in your account. How many people went on to read the post is in X’s own statistics.
Why print a QR Code when the handle can simply be written out?
A handle has to be remembered, typed without a slip and told apart from a similar one. The code removes all three steps: point the camera and the person is already on your page. At a conference, where a name is on the screen for three seconds, that is the whole difference.

Make a QR Code for your profile on X

Paste a handle or a link to a post into the generator above, style the code in your brand colours and download it for business cards, a slide and a badge — it’s free.

My QR Codes

Analytics

Summary statistics for dynamic QR Codes
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Scans over time

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Top QR Codes

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Full analytics comes with a paid plan

Statistics

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Scans over time

Counting scans

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Full analytics comes with a paid plan

Bulk generation

A table goes in — a batch of finished codes comes out: links, text or business cards.
Step 1

Which codes we are creating

Download the sample table, fill it in with your own data and upload it back.

Step 2

Upload your table

Drag the file here
Excel (XLSX) or CSV
Step 3

Choose the columns for the name and the contents of the QR Code

Step 5

Batch settings

Step 6

Design

Standard design
Saved presets

Don’t forget to run a test scan
Step 7

Where to put the QR Codes

Step 8

Check it and start

Place QR Code

Open your own file and put a QR Code on it.
Drag the document here
PDF, JPEG or PNG — up to 20 MB
The file stays in your browser — it never goes to the server.

Settings

Personal information
Sign-in and security
Password
Where you are signed in
Devices where this account is open now. Do not recognise one? End its session and change your password.
Delete account
Your dynamic QR Codes stop working right away (static ones keep working), and the email is freed up. We request immediate cancellation of any paid subscription; it doesn’t come back with the account. For some time afterwards support can still restore the account.
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Report a QR Code

A code leads to a scam, a virus or someone else’s material — tell us and we will look into it

If a QR Code from our domain leads to suspicious or unwanted material, let us know through this form.

Give the link and tell us why you think the code is illegal or breaks our Terms of Service. Leave your name and email, and we’ll confirm we’ve received your report and tell you what we decide.

We’ll confirm we’ve received your report and tell you what we decide.

By sending this report, you confirm that it is accurate and made in good faith.

A report does not switch a code off by itself: one of our team decides after checking.